Job 26 · Verse 9

Job 26:9

He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
Job 26:9, King James Version

Job 26:9 in other translations

BSBHe covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
WEBHe encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.
ASVHe incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
YLTTaking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.
DARBYHe covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.
BBEBy him the face of his high seat is veiled, and his cloud stretched out over it.
WebsterHe holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

What does Job 26:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 26:5-14

5-14. As before in the ninth and twelfth chapters, Job had shown himself not inferior to the friends' inability to describe God's greatness, so now he describes it as manifested in hell (the world of the dead), Job 26:5, 6; on earth, Job 26:7; in the sky, Job 26:8-11; the sea, Job 26:12; the heavens, Job 26:13. Dead things are formed--Rather, "The souls of the dead (Rephaim) tremble." Not only does God's power…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne - Though all these are most elegant effects of an omniscient and almighty power, yet the great Agent is not personally discoverable; he dwelleth in light unapproachable, and in mercy hides himself from the view of his creatures. The words, however may refer to those obscurations of the face of heaven, and the hiding of the body of the sun, when the atmosphere is laden with dense vapours, and the rain begins to be poured down on the earth.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 26:5-14

Many striking instances are here given of the wisdom and power of God, in the creation and preservation of the world. If we look about us, to the earth and waters here below, we see his almighty power. If we consider hell beneath, though out of our sight, yet we may conceive the discoveries of God's power there. If we look up to heaven above, we see displays of God's almighty power. By his Spirit, the eternal Spirit…

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Job 26:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מְאַחֵ֥זme.'a.Chez[he] coversH270
פְּנֵי\־pe.nei-[the] presence ofH6440
כִסֵּ֑הkhi.Seh[the] throneH3678
פַּרְשֵׁ֖זpar.Shezhe spreadsH6576
עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavover itH5921
עֲנָנֽוֹ\׃a.na.Nocloud hisH6051

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 26:9

  • Psalms 97:2

    Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

  • Job 22:14

    Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

  • Exodus 20:21

    And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

  • Exodus 34:3

    And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.

  • Habakkuk 3:3-5

    God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.

  • 1 Kings 8:12

    Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

  • Exodus 33:20-23

    And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

  • 1 Timothy 6:16

    Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ex 20:21; 33:20-23; 34:3; 1Ki 8:12; Ps 97:2; Hab 3:3-5; 1Ti 6:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 26:8

    He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

  • Job 26:9

    He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

  • Job 26:10

    He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

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Job 26:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El restriñe la faz de su trono, y sobre él extiende su nube.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il couvre la face de son trône et étend ses nuées par-dessus.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er verhüllt den Anblick seines Thrones, indem er sein Gewölk darüber ausbreitet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui tenet vultum solii sui, et expandit super illud nebulam suam.